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Patent GB-115369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Mattresses and Sleeping Bags.
IPC: A47G9/08
Filed: 1917-10-19
Abstract: 115,369. Wilson & Co., and Blocksom, B. H. Oct. 19, 1917. Sleeping-bags.-A combined mattress and sleeping-bag comprises a stuffed mattress 5 with a pillow 10 and a top covering 12 connected to the mattress by an end 15 and two sides, one of which is secured to the mattress along part only of its length. A flap 17 is provided at the head end to form a hood. Tapes 20 are provided for securing the arrangement when rolled up.
Patent GB-133649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle and like Closures.
Inventor: DOLLARD STEPHEN
IPC: B65D1/02
Filed: 1919-06-18
Abstract: 133,649. Dollard, S. June 18, 1919. Internally - stoppered bottles, opening. - A shank 11 with a mushroom head 12 is provided for use in removing the cork or plug 5 from the transverse passage 4 at the top of the neck 1 of a bottle &c. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 129,172, [Class 125 (iii), Stoppers &c.].
Patent GB-730652-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for storing and transferring fish at sea
IPC: A01K63/02
Filed: 1952-06-17
Abstract: 730,652. Trawler fishing. ROSCHER, E. K. June 17, 1952, No. 15274/52. Class 48. Apparatus for transferring fish from a trawler to a storage and transport vessel in the open sea comprises a normally closed container of flexible perforated material allowing free flow of seawater therethrough adapted to be towed at the stern or alongside the trawler and permitting the transfer of the fish thereinto from the trawler, means for marking the location of the container when it is set adrift to float independently and means whereby the container may be fetched in and emptied by the storage and transport vessel. As shown, a net-like container 1 is supported by floating members 2, Fig. 3, such as air-filled rubber floats disposed alongside or inside of the container the rear end of which is closed by a rope sling 3, Fig. 1, released for emptying the fish. The front portion of the container is narrowed to a hose-shaped neck 4, normally closed by a rope sling, the forward end being provided with a stiff mouth ring which is fixed . to a receiving box 9 on the trawler for transferring fish to the opened neck 4. Fastened to a towing ring 5 are longitudinal ropes 6, Fig. 3 distributed over the container and fastened thereto at distributed points so as to distribute the towing strains over the container the underside of which is protected as during haulage on to the transport vessel, by a matting 7 of fibre or leather. Partitions 10, 11 in the form of flaps operated by rope slings from the trawler are spaced along the container to distribute the load throughout the container. A marker buoy is connected from a bottom ring thereof by a tow line 8 to the tow ring 5 and is provided with a top ring for connection to means from the transport vessel for fetching in the buoy and hauling the container aboard. The buoy is provided with a signal light and a day sign to assist in the location of the container when freed from the trawler. Sound signals may also be used.
Patent GB-1000996-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to turn indicator switches for motor vehicles
IPC: B60Q1/42
Filed: 1963-04-18
Abstract: 1,000,996. Traffic signals on vehicles. M. VITALONI, and G. VITALONI, [trading as FRATELLI VITALONI]. April 18, 1963 [June 15, 1962], No. 15343/63. Heading G4Q. [Also in Division H2] A turn indicator switch comprises a pivotally mounted ring 33, Fig. I, having projections 31, 32 between which is situated a pawl 28, and means to move the pawl so that the tip of it intersects the path of the projections when the ring is moved. As described, the unit comprises a first lever 6 for controlling the indicators and a second lever 7 for controlling the lights both rotatable about a common axis, and held in one of three positions by means of spring- loaded balls, 8, 9, Fig. 2. Movement of lever 7 about the axis causes an extension 10 on it to engage with one or other of the arms 11, 12, Fig. 6, to operate either microswitch 14 or 15 of switch unit 13 connected in the lighting circuit. Movement of lever 7 in a perpendicular plane closes contacts 19 to flash the head lights. Lever 6 has an extension 20 which engages with a similar pair of arms 21, 22 to operate the turn indicator switches in unit 23, Fig. 3. In order to render the turn indicator switch self-cancelling, movement of the lever 6 rotates a ring 25 to bring one or other of stops 26, 27 into engagement with the pawl 28 raising it by means of cam surfaces, see Fig. 7, into the path of projections 31, 32. Rotation of the steering wheel to make a turn causes one of the projections on ring 33 to move pawl 28, but upon return movement of the wheel the pawl engages with stop 26 (or 27) so that the projection returns the lever 6 to its neutral position. The two switch units 13, 23 are similar in construction and are removably held in place in the main unit by springs (e.g. springs 16 in Fig. 6).
Patent GB-652898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in brackets for supporting curtain rails
IPC: A47H1/144
Filed: 1948-06-08
Abstract: 652,898. Suspending curtains. HARRISON, (BIRMINGHAM), Ltd., and SAYER, A. L. June 8, 1948, No. 15374. [Class 52 (v)] A bracket for supporting flanged curtain rails comprises an attachment member 11 with an extension arm 10 which embraces the outer edge of the rail 12. A retaining member 15 pivoted to the arm 10 has a curved end 17 bent away from the arm and curved so that its upper surface 16 is of convex form so when the retaining member is moved into a locking position it engages the flange with a wedging action. The member 15 has a slot which can be engaged by a screwdriver to facilitate its release.
Patent GB-802957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in processes and apparatus for the production of dispersed powders by electric arcs
IPC: C01F7/302
Filed: 1955-05-27
Abstract: <PICT:0802957/III/1> <PICT:0802957/III/2> A process of producing very finely-divided mineral powders in dispersed form is carried out in two stages in separate chambers, the first stage comprising the volatilisation of the mineral in an enclosed arc furnace 1, the output of which is controlled by introducing into the furnace an inert gas the rate of flow of which is automatically varied as a function of current intensity, and the second stage comprising the combustion in a chamber 10 of the powders produced in the chamber 1. The oxides of silicon, aluminium, titanium, magnesium, beryllium, zirconium or zinc may be thus produced, or fluorspar.  The furnace may be supplied with two or more minerals, with or without coke. When coke is added, reduction as well as volatilization takes place in the first stage.  Raw material, e.g. silica sand and coke, is fed through screw conveyers 11 to tubes 13 and graphite tubes 14 into the furnace adjacent but not into the arc, at such a speed that a pool of molten charge remains on the furnace floor 10-20 mm. below the electrode ends.  The furnace floor 3 may be of fine sand surrounded by walls 4 of silicon carbide and surmounted by a graphite roof 5 with a central outlet 2 formed by a graphite tube 9.  Nitrogen is fed into the furnace through the charge tubes 13 and through tubes 7 (Fig. 1, not shown) surrounding the graphite electrodes 6, which may be longitudinally adjusted by a screw to keep the tips 8-15 cms. apart.  The nitrogen entraining the vaporized mineral passes through the outlet 2 into a sheet-metal chamber 10, where the product which comprises carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide and silicon is immediately cooled by an inert gas introduced through a tube 27. Cold nitrogen is used or a part of the gases from which the dispersed powder has been removed is cooled and recycled.  The walls of the chamber 10 may further be cooled by water.  Air or oxygen is introduced through inlets 29 in the upper part of the chamber to burn the product to form a white dispersed silica powder which is drawn through the top of the chamber 10 by a fan and passed through one or more cyclone separators, any silica then remaining being removed by passing the gas through filter bags.  The silica powder is spherical with a diameter of 10-100 mm. and is suitable as a filler for rubber and plastics.  Turbulent flow of the combustion air may be ensured by adjustable baffles in the chamber adjacent the inlets 29, over which a slide may move to adjust the amount of entering air or oxygen.  The impedance of the arc varies according to the amount of mineral vapour therein and as this vapour is removed by the nitrogen, the flow of nitrogen is controlled to keep the arc intensity constant (see Group XXXV), and ensure a regular flow of volatilized product to the chamber 10.
Patent GB-295466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to machines for fixing caps on bottles, jars and containers
IPC: B67B3/18
Filed: 1927-06-09
Abstract: 295,466. Herbert, S. G. June 9, 1927. Capsules and the like, applying. - Relates to machines for applying closures to bottles, jars, &c. of the type in which the lower edge of the seating band is rotted under a ledge on the bottleneck &c. by' a series of rollers carried on a rotary head the radial movements of which are controlled by a cam and a series of springs. According to the invention the bottle &c. 3 is moved upwardly into the sealing position, pressure is applied to the cap, and the rotary movement is imparted, to the rollers 8 for the sealing operation by a single movement of the foot lever. The position of the rollers 8 is controlled by a cam 10<a> which is moved vertically by a rod 10<e> through the lever 10<b>. The sealing head is rotated by the cable 8g which acts through a free-wheel sprocket 9f and spur-wheels 9<d>, 9<b>. The bottle &c. is lifted by a cranked-lever which bears in the lower end of the sliding member 2<c>. The movements of the various parts are timed for co-operative sealing. A spring 7<c> returns the operating lever to the normal position. The rotary head is detachable and can be substituted by another for a different type of bottle &c.
Patent GB-1466155-A (GB)
Title: Detergent compositions
IPC: C11D1/65
Filed: 1974-04-08
Abstract: 1466155 Detergent compositions containing olefin sulphonates COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO 8 April 1974 [9 April 1973(3) 11 April 1973] 15407/74 Heading C5D A liquid detergent composition comprises either A (i) water-soluble C 12-18  olefin sulphonate, (ii) water-soluble C 10-18  alkyl ether sulphate containing 1 to 5 ethylene oxide residues per molecule, (iii) water and (iv) an adjuvant selected from (a) 1À5 to 10 weight per cent of amine oxide of formula R 1 R 2 R 3 N#O wherein R 1  is C 10-20  alkyl, alkenyl or monohydroxyalkyl and R 2  and R 3  are methyl, ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl or R 2 R 3 N represents a morpholino group, (b) 1-10% of C 8-18  alkanoic acid alkanolamide and (c) 1-8% of water-soluble C 1-4  aliphatic sulphonate, providing that (1) the combined weights of (i) and (ii) constitute 25-35% of the composition, (2) no olefin sulphonate other than (i) is present and (3) the weight ratio (i) : (ii) is in the range 1 : 1 to 3 : 1 or B (i) watersoluble C 12-13  olefin sulphonate, (ii) C 8-18  alkanoic acid diethanolamide and (iii) water, subject to the same provisions as A. In examples the olefin sulphonate is a sodium alpha-olefin sulphonate comprising alkene mono- and disulphonate. Ingredients specified include: alkyl ether sulphates: ammonium alkyl ether sulphate; amine oxides: coconut fatty alkyl bis- (hydroxyethyl)amine oxide, and tallow fatty alkyl bis-(hydroxyethyl)amine oxide; alkanolamides: laurie monoethanol-amide, laurie diethanolamide, myristic monoethanolamide, myristic diethanolamide; aliphatic sulphonates: sodium isethionate, trisodium sulphosuccinate, sodium allyl sulphonate; other ingredients: ethanol, propanol, sodium xylene sulphonate, ammonium cumene sulphonate and C 5-6  alkylsulphonates as hydrotropes, collagen hydrolysate, hydroxyethyl ethylene diamine triacetic acid tri-sodium salt, magnesium sulphate heptahydrate, coconut monoethanolamideethylene oxide adduct, laurie monoethanolamide-ethylene oxide adduct, sodium gluconate and sodium citrate.
Patent GB-758055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to thread-guiding rollers
Inventor: KOTTE WILLY
IPC: B65H51/06
Filed: 1954-05-25
Abstract: 758,055. Thread guiding rollers. VEREINIGTE GLANZSTOFF-FABRIKEN AKT.- GES. May 25,1954, No. 15412/54. Class 120 (2). A thread guiding roller comprises a member or members supporting two rows of thread guiding elements having curvilinear thread guiding surfaces each element in one row extending into the space between adjacent elements in the other row so that the thread bears alternately on the elements in each row and thus follows-an undulatory path over the roller. As shown, the roller consists of two facing discs 1 and 2 each having near its outer edge a groove or channel in which balls 5 and 6 are arranged so that they interengage. The disc 1 is fixed to a shaft 3 by a screw 4 and the disc 2 is urged against the disc 1 by a nut 7. Instead of balls hemispherical impressions may be made in the two discs. In a further embodiment hemispherical elements are formed in staggered relationship on the peripheral surface of a cylindrical roller.
Patent GB-1140100-A (GB)
Title: Snap catch
IPC: A44C5/20
Filed: 1967-04-04
Abstract: 1,140,100. Releasable fastenings. JACOBYBENDER Inc. 4 April, 1967 [11 April, 1966], No. 15472/67. Heading E2A. A fastener for a necklace or the like or for fastening .a key to a key-ring comprises a hour ing 82 in which are slidably mounted two members 16, 18 which project from one end; are so shaped as to form a loop for receiving, e.g., one end link 26 of a chain, and are urged in opposite directions by a spring 68 against stops 50, 58 to close the loop. The end 72 of the member 18 is shaped so that when the link 26 is pressed onto it to retract the member 18 as shown, the link is directed into the loop. The other end link 38 of the chain is permanently connected to the member 16. The link 26 is released by pulling it against the curved end' 20 of the member 16 while holding the housing, so as to withdraw the member 16 against the spring 68. The housing 2, which is rectangular in cross-section, may be curved in longitudinal section, and may receive identification information or be ornamented.
Patent GB-221572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to traverse-mechanism for machines for winding yarn, thread wire or the like
IPC: B65H54/04
Filed: 1923-06-14
Abstract: 221,572. Wade, H., (Universal Winding Co.). June 14, 1923. Winding-machines.-The traverserod 22 and guide 25 of a machine for winding yarn, wire, or the like on to a coil or spool 20, are actuated by a crosshead 55 driven by a second reciprocable element 45, the angular relationship between the members 45, 55 being adjustable to vary the length of the traverse. The power shaft 32 drives a gear 36 to the face of which a heart-cam 40 is secured, the said cam reciprocating the member 45 in a guide-way 47 through engagement with rollers 46. The members 45, 55 are directly coupled together, a roller 60 on the member 45 engaging a slot 58 in the crosshead 55, which, together with the rod 22, is thereby reciprocated as the member 45 moves to and fro in the guideway 47. The guideway 47 is formed as part of a turn table 48 which is seated in a flanged recess 49 and is secured in position by bolts 51, the axis of the turn table 48 intersecting the centre line of the path of rod 22. The length of the traverse is varied between a maximum, equal to the full stroke of the slide 45, and zero, by setting the turn-table 48 so that the guideway 47 occupies different angular positions from that when parallel with the rod 22 to that when at rightangles thereto.
Patent GB-476229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the saponification of artificial filaments, yarns, fabrics, and the like
IPC: D06M11/38
Filed: 1936-06-03
Abstract: Filaments, fibres, yarns, ribbons, films, or the like having a basis of organic ester of cellulose are saponified to reduce their original acidyl content by at least 20 per cent by treatment with guanidine in solution.  The materials may thereby acquire affinity for cotton dyes with or without loss of affinity for cellulose ester dyes, a higher safe-ironing point and increased tenacity and/or extensibility. Alkyl or aralkyl derivatives of guanidine, e.g. methyl guanidine, dimethyl guanidine or symmetrical dibenzyl guanidine.  The guanidine or derivative is preferably applied in aqueous solution, e.g. a 3--20 per cent solution of guanidine in water, or in solution in an alcohol if desired mixed with water. Other hydroxy solvents, swelling agents or latent solvents for the cellulose ester may be present.  The saponifying medium may also comprise a nonhydroxy solvent, swelling agent or latent solvent, e.g. cyclohexanone, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, dioxane, methylene ethylene ether, ethylidene ethylene ether, or the dimethyl ether of ethylene glycol.  Substances to diminish the swelling action of the saponifying agent may be present as described in Specification 453,302.  Suitable substances are sugars, and water-soluble salts of organic acids.  The saponification is preferably effected in a bath.  A suitable temperature range is 30--60 DEG  C.  Pressure may be applied.  Yarns may be treated in warp formation or in hank form, or as a cake or other suitable package.  Fabrics may be treated, e.g. in apparatus of the winch dyeing-machine type.  The materials may be treated under considerable tension or under little or no tension.  The materials may be pretreated, e.g. with water or an aqueous wetting agent such as soap. The materials may have been stretched, e.g. they may have been formed by a wet spinning process involving considerable stretching, or they may have been stretched after formation.  Such materials are of high tenacity and particularly suitable for the process of the invention. The materials stretched or unstretched may have been shrunk, e.g. with methylene chloride-benzene mixture.  The materials may be dyed continuously with saponification, and dyestuffs, e.g. dispersed insoluble dyes may be applied in the saponifying medium itself. Specifications 417,220 and 430,489 also are referred to.  According to the Provisional Specification, the degree of saponification may effect a loss of acidyl content of 10 per cent or less.  The rate of saponification may also be accelerated as described in Specifications 430,349, 430,350, and 430,351 by the presence of small quantities of heavy metals or of strong alkalies. Specifications 340,324, 340,325, 340,326, 340,436, 340,437, 343,062, 378,858, 389,823, and 403,071 also are referred to.
Patent GB-435283-A (GB)
Title: An improved hinge
IPC: E05D5/06
Filed: 1934-05-25
Abstract: 435,283. Hinges. CROMPTON, T., c/o Crompton & Sons, Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan. May 25, 1934, No. 15595. [Class 65 (ii)] In a window hinge comprising two arms D, E each fixed at one end to the window or its frame and having at the other end a socket for a hinge-pin F, instead of both arms being straight one of them, E, is bent or cranked in a vertical plane so that one edge B of the end at which it is fixed is brought to the same level as the corresponding edge C of the other arm D, being thus adapted for fixing to a sash of which the lower member is narrow.
Patent GB-378128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in typewriter carbon sheets and attachments
IPC: B41J17/00
Filed: 1931-05-28
Abstract: 378,128. Typewriters. THOMSON, E. W. M., 16, Penrose Road, Toronto, Canada. May 28, 1931, No. 15597. [Class 100 (iv).] Web-guiding arrangements; carbon - sheet arrangements.-In a continuous billing attachment for use with superposed fan-folded forms in typewriters, a support in the form of a work guide is provided, having detent means to co-operate with apertures in the trailing ends of the interleaved carbon sheets, so as to retain them while the webs are being advanced to bring the next set of forms into position. The support comprises side members 3, Figs. 1 and 2, and an adjustable cross-bar 5 and is mounted on the platen carriage. The form webs 22, 23 pass over the bar 5 on their way to the platen and are depressed by a bail 9 mounted on the bar. After passing round the platen the webs pass between guides 10, 11 removably mounted on the side members 3 ; the guide 11 is hinged at one end and retained by a spring clip 14 at the other end to facilitate threading of the forms. The carbon sheets 15 have reinforced longitudinal edges 16, pierced by apertures 18 at the trailing end. The edges 16 project beyond the forms 22, 23 and the apertures 18 are engaged, at the completion of typing each form, by gravity dogs 19, hinged to the member 11 and passing through apertures 24 in the member. The carbon sheets are thus retained while the next set of forms are drawn up into register with the carbon sheets but, when the platen is turned backwards to return the new forms to typing position the downward slope of the members 19 causes them to be forced out of the apertures and the carbon sheets are then retracted with the forms.
Patent GB-561972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to current collectors or sliding contacts
IPC: B60L5/08
Filed: 1942-11-06
Abstract: 561,972. Electric current collectors. HEUBERGER, J. F. Nov. 6, 1942, No. 15706. Convention date, Dec. 22, 1941. [Class 104 (iii)] [Also in Group V) A current collector 2 consists in the main of a compressed and sintered mixture of iron powder and graphite scales, the compression being in the direction of the arrow I or II to cause the graphite scales- 4 to set with their planes at right angles to a conductor 1. The collector may be treated 'with an antirusting or waterproof medium, such as oil, and may contain small amounts of other metals such as copper and/or nickel powder, and also non-metallic substances, such as colloidal carbon.